How to Use reportedly in a Sentence
reportedly
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The Mavs will reportedly face the Suns on Christmas Day.
— Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 11 Aug. 2023 -
The plane reportedly went down around 2 p.m. near Mt. Olive Drive in the Albertville area.
— Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 3 June 2023 -
One person who was reportedly not a fan of the movie’s script?
— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023 -
The man and the victim reportedly have a child in common.
— Brian Lisik, cleveland, 6 Feb. 2023 -
As the oldest member of the group, Jin will reportedly be the first in line for service.
— Thania Garcia, Variety, 30 Nov. 2022 -
Bystanders reportedly helped get the kids away from the boat.
— Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 7 July 2024 -
The talks with Swift reportedly began last fall and ended in the spring.
— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2022 -
The black bear was reportedly stuck in a tree, forcing closures for more than a dozen rides.
— Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 18 Sep. 2023 -
The subjects reportedly rode tandem down the half pipe and launched off a large snowbank at the bottom of the half pipe.
— Erich Murphy, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2023 -
Some users who are part of the program have reportedly been able to add their Maryland state ID to the Wallet app.
— Joe Wituschek, BGR, 15 Dec. 2022 -
Police reportedly said the girl had been living that way for at least a year.
— Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2022 -
The newcomer is reportedly quiet and smooth on the seas, too.
— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2023 -
While on the directing front, Alethea Jones and Patty Jenkins were reportedly in the mix along the way.
— James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2022 -
In fact, the parents of a child named Alexa in Germany reportedly fought to have her name changed in 2022 because of the bullying.
— Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 31 May 2024 -
The river, which is in the north of the country, reportedly has 61% less water than usual at this time of year, according to the BBC.
— Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2023 -
Last winter, the Dodgers stayed out of the free-agent market reportedly to save money for this winter’s chase of Shohei Ohtani.
— Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023 -
Silva reportedly had a bloody nose and was dressed in clothing that was covered in blood.
— Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023 -
Twenty of the fish reportedly washed up on beaches in the months before the deadly earthquake that struck Japan in March 2011.
— Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024 -
Both schools arrived in New Orleans on Sunday and were reportedly just blocks away from the carnage that struck the city.
— Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025 -
The first two entries were made reportedly for around $1 million, with this likely a bit more.
— Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 7 July 2024 -
The Patriots reportedly tried to sign Judon to an extension over the summer, but the math didn’t add up for the player.
— Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2024 -
The show has reportedly tapped Holiday Mia Kriegel to sub in starting next week.
— Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023 -
King won the game with a buzzer-beating, off-the-backboard alley-oop layup that DeSales reportedly drew up with 4.2 seconds left in the game.
— The Courier-Journal, 8 Jan. 2024 -
And speaking of France, Swifties are now focused on Paris, where Kelce is reportedly set to rejoin the singer after a few days apart.
— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2024 -
Myers then reportedly fired at the male, who was declared dead at the scene along with Oberholtzer and Tanajara.
— Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2023 -
Choi was last seen by her ex-brother-in-law, who reportedly worked as her driver.
— Adam Sabes, Fox News, 26 Feb. 2023 -
The Weeknd was reportedly having dinner when Hadid popped in to greet him.
— Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2023 -
Last year, he was photographed in public with Bella and Connor, reportedly for the first time in 15 years.
— Eva Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024 -
The pair reportedly knew each other and police believe that the homicide was not a random act.
— Jon Haworth, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2023 -
Neuralink’s first human patient has reportedly been able to use his BCI to play online video games and chess.
— Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 16 Jan. 2025
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